St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-21

and he did not think there was much to
fear from that direction yet. He looked
for year of fair prices and good demand.
Mr.. Mueller. of Davenport. said that
stocks were badly broken and there was
good demand. with the rates about as they
had been.
Mr.. Willard, of Burlington, said they
were not particularly hurt by the interstate
law. A fair trade was reported and the
outlook was the best that had been en-
ioyed in years.
Eugene A. Shaw said he did not think
the tariff on lumber was as obnoxious as
the tariff on people. year ago there had
been large meeting here and he supposed
there would have been an equally large one
il the walking had not been so bad. He
did not apprehend that the law
was to work against the interest of
the people. So far as the outlook was con-
cerned it was the best they Lad known in
thirty years. Then sales for future deliv-
cry were never so large. and prices were
fully 81 better than they were year ago.
He thought there was reason to expect a
year of prosperity. unless something else
besides the interstate law was to bring
about disturbance such as labor troubles
or financial disaster of some sort.
Mr.. Broeklel, of st. Louis reported that
stocks in his locality were lower than they
had been for years, and there was desire
to have the interstate law have fair test.
Maj. Flournoy. of the Omaha road, eX-
pressed the opinion that sooner or later the
granger element who had brought into
effect the law, would find that it would
react upon them. But. SO far as he he'd
been able to size up the lumber outlook, it
was good
\ MATTER OF DISCRIMINATION.
At this juncture B. F. Nelson hurled a
firebrand into the convention by quoting
figures to show the discrimination in
favor of Wisconsin points as against Mill
neapois. In consequence of this discrimi-
nation, he offered the following resolution:
Whereas, The late tariff sheets issued bv
the Chicago, Milwaukee u st. Paul and Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail-
way companies as relates TO lumber is most
unjust to the lumber interests of the st.
Croix and Upper Mississippi districts. mas
much as it gives to lumber distributing points
east of the st. CroiX river an undue advan-
tage in freights over the districts named, be
it therefore,
Resolved. That the discrimination is not
only contrary to law, but is also disregard
of the business rights and interests rep
resented, and in consequence of the DISPOSE
ton manifested by said railway companies to
ignore the common rights of the said lumber
districts, it is further
Resolved. That committee of five lumber
men from the St. Croix and Upper Mississippi
districts be selected to place before the said
railway companies statement of the facts
referred to as being in accordance with the
recent tariff rates issued by said railway
companies, and request the said tariff sheets
be so modified as to recognize the large inter-
est we represent.
Mr.. Nelson quoted from the tariffs to
show that the rates into Minneapolis were
about double what they were out of Mime
apolS westward.
Maj Flournoy replied that the Omaha
had to pay tolls to other roads for all the
lumber taken out of Minneapolis, as we'll as
on every stick of lumber which it brings in.
This is no small amount. Very little lum-
Der, for this reason, is taken out of Mime
apolis, and none of the Wisconsin lumber
goes through this city. Naturally the road,
it it were showing favorS, would show 1t to
the men who are on their lines and building
up the line, but favors were not shown to
one locality which others did not enjoy.
Mai. Bassett sympathized with the Min.
neapolis lumbermen naturally, but he
doubted whether this was the time and
this the place for the introduction of such a
resolution. 1t might perhaps be properly
taken ND among the Minneapolis lumber
men, but not in meeting representing so
diverse an interest. He therefore moved
to lay the resolution Oh the table.
Some further discussion occurred, and
then Mr.. Nelson withdrew the resolution
temporarily.
Capt. Bourne moved the appointment OF
committee of five to present and report
business at the afternoon session. The
chair appointed as such committee: Messrs.
Ingram, Nelson, Gribben, Bassett and
Boeckler.
The meeting then took a recess until 2:30,
and adjourned to the ordinary, where an
elegant collation. was served, rendered by
Minneapolis lumbermen. s'
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the committee
appointed at the previous meeting reported
as follows:
In order to get better demand we must
decrease the supply or increase the de-
mand.
Resolved. That in the opinion Of this com.
mittee the first step necessary to improve the
demand for lumber is to enable the purchaser
to be able to pay for what he requires;
Resolved. That in the view of this COM
mittee the fact of a decreased supply COM
bined with an increased prosperity and con-
sequent consumptive ability is a sufficient
warrant for firmness of price, and a looking
Tor an enlarged demand for lumber during
the coming season;
Resolved. That the extended preparations
for the building of about $4,000 miles of rail-
road in the West and Southwest is an addi-
tional reason why the season of 1887 may be
expected to be prosperous one and with d
supply no larger and as appears to this COM
mittee actually less than that of 1886, prices
can reasonably be held firm and advancing.
The committee would recommend that the
practices of night towing be discontinued to
as great an extent rs possible.
The committee would recommend the pas
sage of the following resolution:
Resolved, That believing as a careful in
ventOry of the forest resources of the country
would be of vast advantage to the nation,
the commissioner Of agriculture be re-
queSted to present, in the name of the lum-
bermen of the Northwest, and urge upon
congress the benefits and advantages to ae-
crue from such liberal appropriations to the
AGRICULTURAL department. as will enable the
bureau of forestry to undertake, in a careful
and reliable manner, a full and complete in
ventory of the forests of the country as 10
kind and quality.
The committee recommended that q COM
mittee OF five be appointed as a committee on
lumber rates, to watch the interests of the
lumbermen of the Northwest during the
coming year.
Passing to the consideration of the reso-
luton j. b. BasSeett argued that in
creased consumption could be secured bv
reducing the burden of taxation placed
upon the people SO that more lumber could
be purchased. The committee reported in
favor of the appointment OF the following
committee on freight tariffs: For Minne-
sofa, E. W. Durant and B. F. Nelson: for
Wisconsin, David Joyce; for Michigan. A.
G.. Won Setback and JOHN 1arrant The